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#2CAECB

#2caecb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2caecb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 68.24% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.33% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 190.94°, with 64.37% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.33.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3512

Complementary

  1. #2caecb
  2. #cb492c

Split complementary

  1. #2caecb
  2. #cb2c5f
  3. #cb982c

Analogous

  1. #2ccb98
  2. #2caecb
  3. #2c5fcb

Triadic

  1. #2caecb
  2. #cb2cae
  3. #aecb2c

Tetradic

  1. #2caecb
  2. #492ccb
  3. #cb492c
  4. #aecb2c

Square

  1. #2caecb
  2. #982ccb
  3. #cb492c
  4. #5fcb2c

Monochromatic

  1. #11424d
  2. #1e788c
  3. #2caecb
  4. #66c8de
  5. #a5deeb

Shades

#2caecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caecb
  2. #289db7
  3. #238ba2
  4. #1f7a8e
  5. #1a687a
  6. #165766
  7. #124651
  8. #0d343d
  9. #092329
  10. #041114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caecb
  2. #41b6d0
  3. #56bed5
  4. #6bc6db
  5. #80cee0
  6. #96d7e5
  7. #abdfea
  8. #c0e7ef
  9. #d5eff5
  10. #eaf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caecb
  2. #34a9c4
  3. #3da5bc
  4. #45a0b5
  5. #4e9cad
  6. #5697a6
  7. #5e929e
  8. #678e97
  9. #6f898f
  10. #788588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8699cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7dabcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6da2cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caecb {
  color: #2caecb;
}
Background
.bg-2caecb {
  background-color: #2caecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caecb {
  border: 2px solid #2caecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 174 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caecb, #2c5fcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 174 203 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.33 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.95 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.02 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.33 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.67 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 11.19 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.40 #d35134 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2caecb  rgb(44, 174, 203)  hsl(191, 64%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#cb492c  rgb(203, 73, 44)  hsl(11, 64%, 48%)  Sinopia
#cb2cae  rgb(203, 44, 174)  hsl(311, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#aecb2c  rgb(174, 203, 44)  hsl(71, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green